About the role: As an AOD Peer Worker with us, you will get to utilise your lived experience of AOD recovery and Certificate IV in Peer Work. Reporting to the Clinician, you will be supporting the case manager to facilitate groups providing psychoeducation, emotional regulation, interpersonal and communication skills, harm reduction, living skills and activity-based therapeutic programs. You will get to use a psychosocial capacity building framework to support young people with practical information and tools

About the program: Our Community Rehabilitation Young People (CORE YP) program in Port Macquarie is a day rehab program for young people from 12-24. There are four programs each year during school term time. The CORE YP program runs for seven weeks face to face with participants offered up to four months of individual aftercare. Between programs you will be strengthening community connections, planning, conducting assessments and supporting aftercare.

Hours and location: The hours are 31 per week Monday to Thursday. This position is based in Port Macquarie and surrounds. It is mobile and operates from both an office space and in the community. A vehicle is available from a central location for work in the community. The role is funded until 30th June 2027 with potential for extension.

About you: Selection criteria: (Must be addressed in application – see “How to apply” below)

Qualifications and checks

1. Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work. (Only candidates with this qualification will be considered.)

2. Current driver's licence, a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Working with Children Check

Professional skills and experience

3. Minimum 12-months experience in delivery of AOD support services in community settings delivering of mental health and suicide prevention services to young people within a psychosocial capacity building framework.

4. A personal experience of recovery from AOD substance misuse - outline the steps you took towards recovery and how you remain active in your recovery.

5. Experience in advocacy and complex case work support with young people.

6. Understanding of the developmental stages of adolescence with demonstrated experience facilitating groups of young people face to face and online.

7. Established networks and relationships with a with a range of referral services across the local community.

8. Demonstrated proficiency using the Microsoft suite, a variety of databases and video conferencing tools such as Teams.

Find out more: For a position description, see https://www.buttery.org.au/careers/

For any other queries, please contact [email protected]. This role will be remunerated at SCHCDS Level 2 $33-36ph with access to salary packaging to potentially increase your take home pay by another 5k. This is a peer work role and only candidates with a Certificate IV Peer Work will be considered.

How to apply: Please email your resume and cover letter addressing the selection criteria above to [email protected] In your cover letter, please use each of the selection criteria above as a heading and write a brief paragraph under each one addressing it. Unfortunately, applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

Applications close: We will be processing applications as they arrive and will make offers as soon as a suitable applicant is found.

Why you’ll love working with us

We support our staff with generous work conditions and benefits - whether its ways to make money go further, a great work culture, or opportunities to develop skills. The Buttery’s reward package includes:

· Flexible Working Solutions: We support your work-life balance with flexible working arrangements. We offer the potential to scale your hours up or down over time.

· Extra Annual Leave: Enjoy two additional weeks of annual leave (pro rata) to spend more time on holiday.

· Career Growth: Explore internal opportunities to transfer and work in other programs.

· Professional Development: Benefit from ongoing training and development opportunities.

· Supportive Environment: Access to our Employee Assistance Program and to external clinical supervision for direct service staff

· Salary Sacrifice Benefits: Increase your take-home pay by 6-12% with ATO-approved incentives, allowing you to allocate up to $15,899 of tax-free salary towards your mortgage, rent, loans, credit card, or school fees.

· Meal and Accommodation Card: Receive a $2,650 card for meals and accommodation.

· Convenient Packaging Options: Package costs for a laptop, phone, EarPods or novated vehicle lease.

About us: The Buttery is a not-for-profit charitable organisation established in 1973.Through residential and community-based programs, we specialise in the treatment of alcohol and other drug dependence and mental health conditions. Our programs are evidence-based, best-practice and informed by the latest research into recovery. We never stop believing in change for the better, and we consistently work to improve the lives of the people we support. We operate from Tweed Heads to Port Macquarie across Bundjalung, Githabul, Gumbaynggirr, Yaegl, Dunghutti and Birpai lands.

The Buttery recognises the benefits that diversity and inclusion bring, and encourages people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and CALD and LGBTIQASB+ community members are encouraged to apply. We are proud to have active RAP and Rainbow groups.